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Featured Stories
- Suzano will not pursue purchasing USA Based International Paper. A big win for the USA paper industry.
- Amazon cutting out more flexible packaging
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions new significant funding
- Hurckman Mechanical Industries celebrating leadership and innovation as Jake Warden becomes President
- Sonoco to acquire Eviosys for $3.9 billion.
- Westrock groundbreaking mega corrugated box plant in Wisconsin
- Smurfit Kappa and Westrock merger another American Company owned by foreign countries in the Packaging industry.
- Wisconsin Republicans block pfas Cleanup until polluters are granted immunity.
- ePac Flexible Packaging sets strategy for continued double digit growth starting in Madison, WI.
- Wisconsin wants to be tech mecca and leave Foxconn failure behind us with broken promises.
- McKinely Paper closing Port Angeles Mill. McKinely Paper has a paper mill in Combined Locks, WI.
- UW Madison on the road again 175 tour heads to the Fox Valley.
- Dermody Properties breaks ground on Logistics Center at Pleasant Prairie for Westrock.
- Seaway Printing new building continued growth with a need for expansion.
- Georgia-Pacific expands workforce at the Green Bay Mill.
- Gov. Evers and Senator Baldwin announces Wisconsin official selection as a Tech Hub unlocking $49 million
- Smurfit acquires Westrock finalized.
- Menasha Corporation awards $6 million in grants to nonprofit organizations.
- Sustana appoints Nathan Jeppson CEO
- Green Bay Packaging expanding with new facility in Wisconsin
- Left behind communities have enjoyed their strongest 3 year stint of job growth since the turn of the century.
PM 2.5
- Illinois city ranked one of the most polluted places in the USA Air quality study finds.
- Arizona GOP leaders sue EPA over new air pollution standards pm.25
- pm2.5: Study links air pollution to increased dementia
- The 100 worst polluted cities in the world and 83 are in one country. PM.25 is a major concern in Asia. The USA has done a good job.
- pm2.5: Air Pollution report with Asia leading the way.
- Most polluted cities in the USA
- Beloit residents environment groups want state to monitor city for harmful soot pollution for pm2.5
- pm2.5: An estimated 135 million premature deaths linked to fine particulate matter between 1980 and 2020.
- City ranking of most polluted cities with NO Wisconsin cities listed.
- pm2.5: The most air polluted city in the US.
Plastic
- Plastics are everywhere-and countries are to be held accountable
- Recycling firm plans $950 million to recycle plastics
- Ranked top 20 countries by plastic waste
- Fiber-based frenzy: Renewable packaging elevates brands amid plastic reduction goals
- Scientists close the cycle on recycled plastics
- How to End Plastics Pollution Forever
- How to fix a broken recycling system
- Health study finds microplastics in nearly all American proteins in meat, fish and plants
- 6 Forces Shaping Plastic Recycling
Printing
- Global Printing Market report 2024-2032 with Asia a clear dominance for market share.
- Mittera acquires selected assets of Michigan based Rogers Printing Company.
- The revenge of print making a comeback.
- The Digital.Print Marketing in packaging continues to grow
- What do print buyers want!
- The Evolution of Digital Flexible Package Printing
- New Research: Pace of Expansion by Commercial Printing Into New Printing Segments Proliferates
- Commercial Printing updates 2024 -2030 Trends and Forecast
- RR Donnelley a leader in marketing, print and packaging
- Wangard Partners welcomes the Marek Group expansion with new marketing services
- Commercial Printing Marketing Achilles Heal./
Nonwovens
- Nonwovens market size and share at $54.7 billion expected to grow to $76.24 billion by 2029.
- Suominen with facilities in Green Bay initiate a new restructuring program.
- Ahlstrom introduces a new range of filtration materials with unique fluorocarbon technology
- Nonwovens Industry household wipes report 2024
- Rockline Industries in Sheboygan releases sustainability report in wet wipes.
Forestry
- Charted forests by country
- Ghana forests being wiped out.
- Instead of planting give back the forests to local people
- Deforestation accusations with China’s Royle Golden Eagle!
- Builders using familiar material for cleaner construction and sustainability – wood!
- Massive forest restoration for the future of Africa.
Sponsors
- Rocket Industrial This month in packaging.
- First Business Bank advisory services can help achieve business goals.
- Precision Roll Solutions: Best web process Thermal management with heat transfer rolls
- JP Morgan/Chase: A strong economy in a fragile world.
- MWES: Innovation through robotic assembly.
- Miron: UW Eau Claire groundbreaking state of the art science and health sciences building.
- Pixelle launches PAPERVERSITY Educational Seminars
- Hurckman Mechanical Industries expands to Downtown
- Cornerstone Business pros and cons of recapitalization.
- Miron Construction joins national effort to get Women in Construction
